I tend to read books on the fly, snatching them up and reading a few pages here and there throughout the day (especially lately – life has been CRAZY), so sometimes these multiple-viewpoint books don’t work for me because I forget who is doing the talking. I think that part of the reason that these books really worked for me was that Stiefvater did a pretty good job of creating voices/characters that sounded different. Sam and Grace are the main narrators (especially in Shiver), but other characters also tell their parts – sometimes only one chapter in the entire book. Throughout the books, the story is told in first person from alternating viewpoints. Their story is well-told and engaging, and Stiefvater writes both characters in a way that makes me like them as individuals and as a couple.
And even though I feel like Grace and Sam’s relationship should be an embodiment of everything I hate about YA romance, I completely was on their team and wanted them to be together so much. Even though Grace and Sam are kind of insta-love, they aren’t exactly insta-love. But Stiefvater pulls it off really, really well. I often tend to get aggravated/roll my eyes when there is too much angst/drama/feelings/passion. When a bleeding, dying, naked boy shows up on her back steps one day, his appearance isn’t the biggest shock – instead, it’s the fact that this boy has Grace’s wolf’s eyes. She sees him sometimes by the edge of the trees she knows him by his eyes.
She was attacked by them when she was a little girl – and then rescued by one of the wolves. The wolf pack that lives in Boundary Wood is bolder, stronger, and stranger than most. Mercy Falls is like most other small towns in most respects, but has one big difference – wolves. In the first book, we meet Grace, a high school senior who lives in the small town of Mercy Falls, Minnesota. Okay, the trilogy begins with Shiver. And let’s be honest: who could resist this cover? I love the cover artwork for this entire series. The Aroma of Books //Rants//Raves//Reviews//
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